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  • Screening for late-onset Po...
    López-Rodríguez, Mónica; Torralba-Cabeza, Miguel Angel; de Pedro, Iván Pérez; Rivera, Alberto; Gil, Roi Suarez; Gómez-Belda, Ana; de la Peéa, Jose Luis Patier; de los Santos Moreno, Alberto; Selva-O'Callaghan, Albert; Gárate, Igor Gómez; García, Andrés González; Hurtado, Roberto; de Ureta, Pablo Tutor; Barba-Romero, Miguel Ãngel; Milisenda, José C; Grau-Junyent, Josep M

    Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 08/2023, Letnik: 18, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    The screening of high-risk populations using dried blood spots (DBS) has allowed the rapid identification of patients with Pompe disease, mostly in Neurology departments. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) among patients not previously diagnosed or tested for this entity despite presenting possible signs or symptoms of the disease in Internal Medicine departments in Spain. This epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study included a single cohort of individuals with clinical suspicion of LOPD seen at Internal Medicine departments in Spain. The diagnosis of LOPD was initially established on the basis of the result of DBS. If decreased enzyme acid-alpha-1,4-glucosidase (GAA) activity was detected in DBS, additional confirmatory diagnostic measurements were conducted, including GAA activity in lymphocytes, fibroblasts, or muscle and/or genetic testing. The diagnosis of LOPD was confirmed in 2 out of 322 patients (0.6%). Reasons for suspecting LOPD diagnosis were polymyositis or any type of myopathy of unknown etiology (in one patient), and asymptomatic or pauci-symptomatic hyperCKemia (in the other). The time between symptom onset and LOPD diagnosis was 2.0 and 0.0 years. Both patients were asymptomatic, with no muscle weakness. Additionally, 19.7% of the non-LOPD cases received an alternative diagnosis. Our study highlights the existence of a hidden population of LOPD patients in Internal Medicine departments who might benefit from early diagnosis and early initiation of potential treatments.